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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Syracuse| > SH59522
Syracuse, Sicily, Second Democracy, 466 - 405 B.C.
|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Second| |Democracy,| |466| |-| |405| |B.C.|, Calciati notes that coins of this issue included dies signed by the masters Kimon, Phrygillos, Eukleidas, and possibly Eumenes. Other examples, which are also of a fine style, have no symbols or signatures.

Following Heron's death, democracy was restored in 466 B.C. Similar to at Athens, the polis was governed by a council and popular assembly with an executive consisting of elected generals or strategoi. Syracuse fought against Athens 427 - 424 B.C. and again 415 - 413 B.C.; ultimately Syracuse was victorious. With further reforms by Diocles, the democratic nature of Syracuse's political structure was further strengthened.
SH59522. Bronze hemilitron, cf. Calciati II p. 45, 19 ff.; SNG ANS 403 ff.; SNG Cop 696; BMC Sicily p. 182, 237; SGCV I 1186; HGC 2 1479 (S), aVF, roughly cleaned, edge split, Syracuse mint, weight 4.080g, maximum diameter 19.2mm, die axis 45o, c. 415 - 405 B.C.; obverse head of nymph Arethusa left, hair in a sphendone; reverse ΣY-PA in the upper quarters of a wheel of four spokes, two dolphins in the lower quarters; SOLD











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